Larnaca, Cyprus, March 2nd 2018 – Cobalt Air, Cyprus’s largest airline is delighted to announce its membership to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The membership certificate was handed to Cobalt Air at a ceremony in Larnaca airport today. Cobalt is the only Cyprus registered airline to be a member of IATA.

Andrew Madar, CEO, Cobalt Air commented:

“The positive progress of Cobalt Air continues. We are proud to join the international aviation family of IATA members. This achievement is special because it has been attained just one year after our start of operations. It is a testament to the highly experienced team at Cobalt.”

Rafael Schvartzman, IATA’s Regional Vice President for Europe, said:

“Cyprus and aviation are intertwined, so we are extremely happy to welcome Cobalt Air to the IATA family, and have a member airline in this great country. We look forward to partnering together for the benefit of Cyprus and its connectivity with Europe and the world”.

Cobalt now looks forward to collaborating with other international airlines who are IATA members on issues such as code-share and interline agreements. Over time this means that Cobalt will be able to offer the Cypriot population and people overseas a wide range of global travel connections.